for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,[a](A)
knowledge and discretion(B) to a young man—

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  1. 1:4 Or simple, or gullible

for giving prudence to the naïve,
    and knowledge and discretion to the young.

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32 For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,(A)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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32 Indeed, the waywardness[a] of the naïve will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 So MT; DSS 4QProva reads narrow-mindedness; lit. the pull of; LXX reads Because they would wrong the naïve, they will be murdered

I saw among the inexperienced,[a]
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.

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  1. 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive

and I noticed among the naïve—
    that is, I discerned among the youths—
        a senseless young man.

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Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

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Understand prudence, you naïve people;
    and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

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“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense,(A) she says,

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“Let whoever is naïve, turn in here.”
    To anyone lacking sense, she says,

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16 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

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16 “Whoever is naïve, turn in here!”
    And to anyone lacking sense, she says,

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15 The inexperienced one believes anything,(A)
but the sensible one watches[a] his steps.

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  1. 14:15 Lit the prudent understands

15 An unthinking person believes everything,
    but the prudent one thinks before acting.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 14:15 Lit. one considers his steps

25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(A)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(B)

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25 If you scourge a scoffer,
    the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
    and he will gain understanding.

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11 When a mocker is punished,
the inexperienced become wiser;
when one teaches a wise man,
he acquires knowledge.(A)

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11 When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom;
    but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)

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The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides,
    but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.

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